2025 FAST SHOW CASE: WHCs BEST IN SHOW last night Best in Show Horse: UPTIGHT JOSE Best in Show Owner: Bruce/Robin MacDonald Best in Show Rider: Joe Lester

Best in Show Horse:
UPTIGHT JOSE

  • Reasoning: This horse has an impressive track record, being a World Champion in 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. At this show, it won the Amateur Mares/Geldings class, showcasing consistent excellence and dominance over multiple years.

Best in Show Rider:
Joe Lester

  • Reasoning: Joe Lester secured two first-place finishes in competitive categories:
    1. Trail Pleasure Three & Under/WHTA Riders Cup (riding TALKIN TENNESSEE)
    2. Country Pleasure Five & Under/WHTA Riders Cup (riding NACHO BUSINESS).
      His versatility and success across divisions highlight exceptional skill.

Best in Show Owner:
Bruce/Robin MacDonald

  • Reasoning: Their horses earned two wins:
    1. UPTIGHT JOSE (Amateur Mares/Geldings), a multi-year World Champion.
    2. MALONE (Two Year Old Stallions/WHTA Riders Cup).
      Their horses’ high-profile victories, especially UPTIGHT JOSE’s legacy, solidify their standing as top owners.

Honorable Mentions:

  • S&P LLC (owner of TALKIN TENNESSEE and QUESADILLA) and Jake Jacobs (owner of ELS PREDICTED STORM) also had strong showings with multiple placements.
  • Barron Witherspoon (rider of JOSES THUNDERSTRUCK) and Jeff Laughlin (rider of LIMBAUGH) demonstrated notable skill across classes.

The FAST Spring Showcase

  • Shelbyville, Tennessee
  • March 13-15, 2025
  • Ross Campbell, Wayne Dean, Rod Slagle
  •  Shane Shiflet

 

TWHBEA YOUTH MEDALLION PLEASURE (CANTER)

HPS CategoryTWH Youth Non Specified Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 MR DEEDS Kate Cowan Kate Cowan
2 CASHES RITZY LADY Kara Brooke Adams Kris Adams
 SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH

ALL DAY PLEASURE AMATEUR

HPS CategoryAll Day Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 JUST A STEEL MAGNOLIA Rhiannon Barker Dr Grey Barker
 SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH
2 SHES NEVER BEEN KISSED Kimberly Walden Walden/Arnold
3 LA BELLA Amanda Manis Maria Bobo
 SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
4 WHOS YOUR DADDY DH John Gladney Dr John Gladney
 SIRED BY: DADDYS CASH
5 PISTOLS SENORITA Diane Givens Givens/Tipton
6 PRIVILEGED Mark Clark Mark Clark
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
7 AN URBAN LEGEND Leslie Starkey DeSotel/Starkey
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE

LITE SHOD/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryLite Shod

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES Fount Darnell Darnell/Moran
 SIRED BY: MASTER OF JAZZ
2 I LIKE PINA COLADAS Bill Bobo Frank Harbin

AMATEUR FOUR YEAR OLD MARES/GELDINGS

HPS CategoryAmateur Four Year Old

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 SHES LINED WITH LOVE 4G Maria Bobo Maria Bobo
 SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH
2 TODDY TIME Ty Irby Sue/Ty Irby
3 SHES ALMOST A TEN Ronnie Stanfill Judy Stanfill
 SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
4 NOW THATS ALL RIGHT MAMA Stephanie Martin Floyd Sherman
 SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
5 SEEKING JUSTICE Alex Blackburn Stacy Blackburn
 SIRED BY: HONORS
6 TESTIFY WWF Kim Leonard Kim Leonard
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
7 SIR WITH HONOR Taylor Legate Taylor Legate
 SIRED BY: HONORS
8 MY LITTLE DIXIE ROSE Bobbye Baham Paul/Bobbye Baham
 SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN

TRAIL PLEASURE THREE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryFive & Under Trail Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 TALKIN TENNESSEE Joe Lester S&P LLC
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
2 KNIGHT ON CALVARY Victoria Jamison Lesia McDowell
3 REPUTATION Dickie Gardner Cheyanne/Dakoda Gardner
 SIRED BY: DADDYS CASH

TWHBEA YOUTH MEDALLION PERFORMANCE (CANTER)

HPS CategoryYouth 17 & Under

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 ELS PREDICTED STORM Ally Jo Jacobs Jake Jacobs
2 CASH REACTION Finley Reed Finley Reed

COUNTRY PLEASURE FIVE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryFive & Under Country Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 QUESADILLA Sherri Pollack S&P LLC
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
2 CRYPTO Hannah Myatt Andy Rippy
 SIRED BY: HONORS
View Our Video
3 HES OFF THE WALL Dickie Gardner Dickie Gardner Family
 SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
4 BRIDGERTON Bailey Momb Ben/Emily Weddington
 SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
5 JUST LIKE FIRE Kyle Elliott Tony/Tina Bowling
6 LEGIT Laurie Toone Bo/Rachel Teague
 SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
7 THE TOP SHELF Krysta Allen Silver Spur Legacy LLC
 SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
8 DOUBLE DIPPER RSR Ashley Helton Givens Tammy Tuttle
 SIRED BY: ARMS DEAL FOR REAL M

TWO YEAR OLD MARES/GELDINGS/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryOpen Two Year Old

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 EVA CROWDER Bill Callaway Gayle Holcomb
 SIRED BY: JUSTIFIED HONORS
2 JUST A DARLING Thomas Derickson Darrell Oliver
 SIRED BY: JUSTIFIED HONORS
3 MIGHTY HOT Jeff Laughlin Sister Milligan
 SIRED BY: GEN A MIGHTY
4 BRAVO SIMONE Mickey McCormick Christy Warner

AMATEUR MARES/GELDINGS

HPS CategoryAmateur Specialty

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 UPTIGHT JOSE Bruce MacDonald Bruce/Robin MacDonald
 WORLD CHAMPION: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
2 SHES SALSARITA Barron Witherspoon Barron Witherspoon
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
3 BYE FELICIA Kathy Stewart Kathy Stewart
 SIRED BY: ARMS DEAL FOR REAL M
4 MAGNIFICENT GIN Sister Milligan Jason Joseph
 SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
5 WAGER Karen Inman Karen Gaither
 SIRED BY: THE TITLEIST
6 BIG BERTHA B Kourtney Tyra Mike Hannah
 SIRED BY: THE TITLEIST
7 SHES LADY MAY Frank Mosley Dr Barbara Moersch
8 A RINGMASTER Tom Morgan Dr Tom/Mary Ann Morgan
 SIRED BY: MASTER OF JAZZ

SHOW PLEASURE AMATEUR

HPS CategoryAmateur Show Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 JOSES THUNDERSTRUCK Barron Witherspoon Barron Witherspoon
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
2 TOUCHLINED Carol Shelton Carol Shelton
 SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH

TRAIL PLEASURE FIVE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryFive & Under Trail Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 CAT DRAGON Hannah Myatt Dr Jana Anderson
2 DEAD BEAT DADDY Krysta Allen Dennis/Susan Hills
 SIRED BY: DADDYS CASH
3 THIS IS WHO I AM Joe Lester Julie Pomicter
 SIRED BY: I AM JOSE

PARK PERFORMANCE FIVE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryPark Performance

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 LIMBAUGH Jeff Laughlin Jannie Chapman
 SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
2 I AM SOMETHIN R M Kellett M/M Howard Eastridge
 SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
3 SUSPECT SHADY SHF Amber Zahnd Dwight Brooks
 SIRED BY: HES SLIM SHADY
4 JOSES JACKPOT Kinslee Patterson Janson Patterson
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
5 OUTLANDER Winky Groover Mike Rowland
 SIRED BY: THE MEMPHIS BLUES
6 Z FOR ZORRO Chris Givens Howard Roberson
7 MISSOULA Patrick Thomas Lisa Baum
 SIRED BY: LINED UP AT THE RITZ

AMATEUR PONIES

HPS CategoryAdult Walking Pony

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 SLIM AND HOT Sister Milligan Sister Milligan
 SIRED BY: HES SLIM SHADY
2 HES SHADY GRADY Ben Weddington Ben/Emily Weddington
 SIRED BY: HES SLIM SHADY

PARK PLEASURE/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryPlantation/Park Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 GINS SLINGBLADE Patrick Thomas Janson Patterson
 SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
2 FINAL ANSWER HG Chris Zahnd Jake Jacobs
3 IM HAWKEYE PIERCE Jeff Laughlin Stacy/Slagle

COUNTRY PLEASURE/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryCountry Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 NACHO BUSINESS Joe Lester Phyllis Langley
 SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
2 SIDE LINED Hannah Myatt Kyndra Myers
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
3 MR KISTLER Ashley Helton Givens Duschel/Givens
 SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
4 THE CROW MH Kyle Elliott Madeline Heaner
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE

AMATEUR STALLIONS

HPS CategoryAmateur Specialty

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 JURIST Jeff V Smith Jeff V Smith
 SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
2 BLACK GINS SCOUT Meghan Hammond Shamrock Farms
 SIRED BY: GENS BLACK GIN
3 AN APOCALYPSE Tina Goode Tina Goode
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
4 ZORRO JR Beth Beasley Beth Beasley
5 GEORGIA HIGH HONOR Rae Abernathy Rae Abernathy
 SIRED BY: HONORS
6 STONEYBROOK Jacie Booth Jacie Booth

TWO YEAR OLD STALLIONS/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryOpen Two Year Old

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 MALONE Tim Smith Bruce/Robin MacDonald
2 DESIGNATED HONOR Bill Callaway Ray Caughman
 SIRED BY: HONORS
3 STEEL JUSTICE Drew Graves Brenda Marmon
 SIRED BY: JUSTIFIED HONORS
4 I AM HONORABLE Thomas Derickson Charles Gleghorn
 SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
5 SENOR FANTASTICO Dan Waddell Missy/Tim Johnson
 SIRED BY: HONORS

AMATEUR FOUR YEAR OLD STALLIONS

HPS CategoryAmateur Four Year Old

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 NRAS RED RYDER Barbara Corbett Hickok/Corbett
2 GIVE YOU COLD CHILLS Becky Myatt Jerry/Becky Myatt
 SIRED BY: JOSE COLD CHILLS

SHOW PLEASURE FIVE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryShow Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 CHARLIES MY PA PA Drew Graves Terry Vaught
 SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
2 MOONSHINE MOMMA Blake Sims Mitch/Coffman
3 WHISKEY ROW Dan Waddell Beasley/House
 SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
4 SIR Jeremy Williams (TN) Jerry Harris
 SIRED BY: ARMS DEAL FOR REAL M
5 MR CALCUTTA Edgar Abernathy n/a
 SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
6 ZORROS JAZZY LADY R M Kellett Jake Jacobs

COUNTRY PLEASURE THREE & UNDER/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryFive & Under Country Pleasure

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 HIPPIE CHICK SF Hannah Myatt Janet Howell
 SIRED BY: WALK TIME CHARLIE
2 SHADY IN BLUE Joe Lester Kuykendall/Montgomery
 SIRED BY: HES SLIM SHADY
3 SOUTHERN AMBUSH Victoria Jamison Cheyanne/Dakoda Gardner
4 THE KENTUCKY LINE Bailey Momb Luttrell/Fayne
 SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN
5 BET THE FARM Mackenzie Morgan Dr Grey Barker
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE

AMATEUR FIVE YEAR OLD MARES/GELDINGS

HPS CategoryAmateur Five Year Old

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 I AM SASSY Lucky Collins Lucky Collins
 SIRED BY: I AM JOSE
2 STEINWAY Amelia Haselden John Haselden
3 WATERMELON SUGAR 4G Carol Shelton Carol Shelton
 SIRED BY: THE DIXIE LINEMAN

THREE YEAR OLD STALLIONS/WHTA RIDERS CUP

HPS CategoryOpen Three Year Old

Pl Horse Rider Owner
1 LINE OF HONOR Thomas Derickson Carolyn Rutner
 SIRED BY: LINED WITH CASH
2 SERVING WITH HONOR R M Kellett Jacobs/Zamora
 SIRED BY: HONORS
3 BROS BEFORE JOSE Tim Smith Tommy/Nancy Mills
 SIRED BY: JOSE JOSE
4 A CODE BLUE Dan Waddell Dr. George Wright Family
 SIRED BY: MASTER OF JAZZ
5 BLAST OFF Jeff Laughlin Mike Inman
 SIRED BY: HONORS